The Dirt
Best of Show for Fall Flowers
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel And the nominees are: Asters, Asters and Asters. I am always entranced by asters. They offer intense color at summer’s end and an alternative to the perfect rounded chrysanthemums you see for sale everywhere. I don’t have many asters because sometimes they just dry up in late summer heat or […]
Primping for Winter Interest
How to Prepare the Garden For Winter by Sandy Swegel As Fall proceeds at full speed, our tasks in the garden take a new direction as we start primping for winter interest. There’s no longer time for flowers to set new buds to bloom before frost. There won’t be any tomatoes that aren’t already on […]
A Pest you Can’t Help but Love
Love For the Hornworm by Sandy Swegel Yesterday was a bright sunny day and pollinators were out gorging on the nectar of asters. It’s been a good year for asters, those vigorous re-seeders. Besides honey bees and some native bees, there were at least seven hummingbird sphinx moths in a small garden area. Their very […]